13 • 09 • 2016

Kindergartens in Latvia are Invited to Apply for the Eco Program

The second year in a row, with the beginning of the new school year, JSC “Latvia’s State Forests” (LVM) in collaboration with Pigman – the patron of clean forest and a tree fan – invites...

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12 • 09 • 2016

Fishing Opportunities in Lake Zebrus

Lake Zebrus, the biggest lake in Dobele Municipality, that always has been well known for its ambitious catches of zanders, breams, eels, is still tempting for confident anglers, nature and active...

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07 • 09 • 2016

The Unexpected Encounter with a Bear

“The moment was full of joy and excitement - I had a chance to see the great king of the forest – the bear. I wasn’t scared because I had not done anything bad to him, and there was no reason...

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06 • 09 • 2016

Jaunjelgava and 60 Other Latvian Local Governments Join Pigman's Wooden Manifesto

On 2 September, a regular meeting of the the Association of Executive Directors of Latvian Local Governments was held in Jaunjelgava. Kristaps Klauss, Executive Director of the Latvian Forest...

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05 • 09 • 2016

Lesser Spotted Eagles Get Their Leg Bands

Each year, Uģis Bergmanis, Senior Environmental Expert of JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM) carries out monitoring of lesser spotted eagles, by banding the birds with rings, which helps...

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31 • 08 • 2016

LVM Nature Park in Tērvete Greets Its One Hundred Thousandth Visitor

Every year, JSC "Latvia's State Forests" (LVM) Nature Park in Tērvete surprises its visitors of all ages with new educational and recreational opportunities in the ever-changing, mysterious...

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30 • 08 • 2016

With the Closing Event in Riga, Pigman Rounds up His Wood-Enthusiast Tour around Latvia

With howling sirens of the pig-mobile and cries of delight of the youngest wood enthusiasts, our nature friend Pigman (Cūkmens) with his Pigman's Wood Enthusiast Workshop this summer visited five...

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25 • 08 • 2016

The prolonged rainfall has led to changes in the organisation of logging works

In the areas managed by JSC "Latvia's State Forests" (LVM), logging is carried out in the planned volumes; however, the prolonged summer rainfalls have introduced their own adjustments to the work...

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18 • 08 • 2016

LVM and 28 local governments launch a new project to fight littering in natural environment areas

To stop the damage caused to nature and environment by littering, today informative banners were set up in 28 municipalities in Vidzeme and Latgale, in the natural areas where illegal waste disposal...

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15 • 08 • 2016

Wood - a safe material for environment and health

Wood is one of the most unique materials on earth - it is completely natural, and it breathes. Natural wood is a more pleasant and much healthier material than any synthetic solution. JSC "Latvia's...

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11 • 08 • 2016

Our friends in Rēzekne are eager to continue the work started by Pigman

With greetings and best regards, at the end of July Pigman (Cūkmens) visited Rēzekne City Festival, where he together with young and old friends of nature took part in Pigman's Wood-Enthusiast...

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